We don’t need a new music venue – we need progressive city leaders
l3wis Since the closing of the Pomp Room in 1998, artists have struggled to find the right places to showcase their music. They’ve played in garages, basements and various entertainment halls.
Even though Nutty’s North is a good venue to see a show, it’s outta the way. We really need a new place downtown. Something they do in larger (more progressive) cities is use their public entertainment facilities (like the Washington Pavilion) to put on more casual rock shows. Like setting it up like a bar setting instead of a ‘sit in your seat and do not move’ setting. We have oodles of fine facilities to do rock shows, yet the yuppies in this town block promoters from using them – because R & R is evil – yah know.
Yuppies prefer drinking Bud Light taps while listening to a singer/keyboardist play covers of Bruce Hornsby and the Range
I have to tell you, this is a losing fight. Ever since the transformation of DT during Munson’s ‘we are just like Mayberry’ administration we can pretty much kiss the days of a 1000 seat bar/music venues goodbye.
Conservatism killed that.
I suggest you save your money and go to club shows in Omaha and Minneapolis. I have actually enjoyed seeing shows in Omaha more, it is closer and rooms are cheaper.